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Alabama Area Key to Genealogical Records
Introduction
One of the necessary tasks for all family history researcher is to learn about the
history and the records for the States and Counties where their ancestors lived.
My mother called this developing an "Area Key". In other words you need to know
the territory. This page represents what I have located for an Area Key for Alabama
so far.
Area Keys
need to contain a little history, how the area began to be settled and
organized, beginning dates of counties and parent
counties, maps, a list of towns,
information about the state records including when various types of records such
as vital records began to be kept, a list of repositories
such as archives, libraries, and internet sources that contain records,
publications and databases for the state and how we can gain access to them, and
other statewide collections such as for church organizations and lineage
societies.
If you have ancestors in Alabama, you would be wise to
make this make this Area Key one of your favorites so you can come back often. I
hope you will find these pages helpful in locating your ancestors.
Sincerely, Donna K. Clark
Alabama
Statewide Genealogical Publications
Alabama was created as a territory in 1817 and
as a state in 1819.
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Alabama
Archives
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One of the wonderful resources available to
family history researchers is the state archives. In Alabama the official
title is "Alabama Department of Archives and History." The archives is a
function of the state government and stores original records created
throughout the state. A page for genealogists and historians is provided
on their web site at
http://www.archives.state.al.us/ge.html . There you will find
information about city directories, land records, military records, county
records, immigration and naturalization records and more. Included on
their site are several databases such as the "1867 Voter Registration
Database and the Civil War Service Database. Access to these databases
is available at
http://www.archives.state.al.us/dataindex.html. |
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The following census links at Ancestry.com
take you to the page where you can enter your ancestor's name and search
for that ancestor. To search the original census page by page, scroll down
to the bottom, click on the desired state, then county, and then township. |
1830 U.S. Census
 - online at Ancestry.com |
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1835
Census records and Cherokee muster rolls for Southern States of Alabama
1835, Georgia 1835, North Carolina 1835, Tennessee, and Mississippi 1834
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1840 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
1841
Revolutionary War Pensioner Census, 1841
 - online at Ancestry.com |
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1850 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1850 U.S. Slave Schedules
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1860 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1860 U.S. Slave Schedules
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1870 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1880 U. S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1890 United States Census for Alabama (fragment - part of Perry County)
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1900 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1910 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1920 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1930 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1930 Census of Merchant Seamen
- online at Ancestry.com |
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World-wide
www.FamilySearch.org - free index
online by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The largest collection of genealogy records is in Salt
Lake City, Utah. Their web site includes a free index to an online database
currently called the Ancestral File and other major collections including
the 1880 US Census and the 1881 United Kingdom Census.
The web site also
contains an online catalog to their massive genealogy collection. Local,
state, and country records have been gathered throughout the world. Individual lists of
U.S. statewide records can be viewed online
including one for
Alabama. If the record has been microfilmed it can be rented and viewed
at a Family History Center near you. Hours and addresses are available on
the Find
a Family History Center Near You web page. Access is open to everyone. |
internet
Alabama Database
- online at Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com began gathering, indexing, and placing
genealogical records on the internet in the 1990's. Their collection not
includes thousands of genealogical records and publications. Compared to
how much they have and what you pay, the cost is reasonable. It is a great
pleasure to find your ancestors in their databases. And now with their
Free Family Tree that you
can establish on their site, their search engine can and will Search Billions of Names at Ancestry.com.
All you have to do is enter a few names and a few dates and your on your
way to discovering your ancestors. It is so easy, it is just plain fun. |
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The
Map Database
on the Alabama Department of Archives and History web site lists many
types of maps some of which have images that can be viewed online. There
are county maps, atlases, plat maps, railroad maps, military maps, just to
name a few. Details concerning the location of the map is included in the
database. The database if free for your use. |
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1895
1895 U.S. Atlas (Alabama page)
- free online |
2000
Alabama State Map Collection - free online at geology.com
This page shows county outlines, elevations, rivers
with names, a political map showing county names, and a road map with the
numbers of major highways. |
Alabama
Military
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1776-1783
HB: Alabama Volume 1 (Revolutionary Soldiers in Alabama by Owen) -
Genealogies include: Banks Bibb Billups Blair Cantzon Clark Dudley Dunn Elliott Flint Ray foster Gholson Harris
Hubbard Kennedy McCarthy McGehee McMillan Moore Oliver Saunders Shelton Taliaferro
Thompson Urquhart Yates Watkins Wells White Withers
- CD by Heritage Books |
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1861-1865
Alabama Civil War Service Cards File
- free database online at AL Dept. of Archives and History |
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1917-1918
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Can search by given name, even middle name)
- online at Ancestry.com |
Alabama
Newspaper
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Database of Newspapers on Microfilm that can be purchased or ordered on interlibrary
loan - free database at AL Dept. of Archives and History |
Alabama
Settlers
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pub. 1899
HB: Alabama Volume 1 (Early Settlers of Alabama, with ... Genealogies)
- CD by Heritage Books |
Alabama
Vital Records
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1641-1944
Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina Marriage Index
 - CD by Ancestry |
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1800-1969
Alabama Marriage Collection, 1800-1969
- online at Ancestry.com |
1808-1920
Alabama Vital Records: Marriages 1808-1920
 - CD by Ancestry |
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1809-1920
Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920 (Selected Counties)
- online at Ancestry.com |
1937-present
United States Social Security Death Index
- free online at RootsWeb |
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1950-1959
Alabama Divorce Index, 1950-1959
- online at Ancestry.com |
Towns and Cities in Alabama
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Anniston, Calhoun, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Cullman, Cullman, Alabama, USA
Deatsville, Autauga, Alabama, USA
Decatur, Morgan, Alabama, USA
Dothan, Houston, Alabama, USA
Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, USA
Jones, Autauga, Alabama, USA
Milton, Autauga, Alabama, USA
Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA
Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
Prattville, Autauga, Alabama, USA
Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
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